Hi Everyone
Thank you for the congrats etc. It was great. Jonny5's  yes it was setup on that day I waited for a good day and bingo we got it.

cheers John

Hello and welcome

Here is my report for the 10m Test Net held on Saturday 28/02/2026

Keeping within the very loose idea of using the net for test purposes, it was decide, last minute, to run the net on a different day and at a different time.

So I headed to Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌴 Forest to meet up with my supervisor Toby M0KXU.

We set up 2 antennas, my Solarcon tuned up for 10m which gave us a SWR of about 1:1.7 which is well within acceptability and a whip antenna on a tripod with 2 ground planes, this gave us an almost perfect 1:1 on the NanoVNA.
The radio of choice was the Alinco DX-70 set at 50 watts powered by a car battery 🔋.

Due to 28.350 being held by a strong North American station, we moved down to 28.330 which was quiet as a church mouse. After checking the frequency was clear, a call went out to see who was about.

A few calls from Toby M0KXU and Tony M9JVQ called in, followed by John M7RLP.

We tested the 2 antennas and reports suggest just a slight difference in audio and signal strength between the 2 antennas.

Then super strong stations came in from Florida and pushed us off the frequency, 50 watts doesn't stand a chance against 800 watts through a 4 element beam.

With the net over, and not wanting to waste the day, we searched up and down 10m and made a few contacts and got in the log of a few POTA activations. We then adjusted the whip antenna for 20m and made a few more contacts.

Overall a good day out. We made contact with the Seychelles, Ukraine, England, Azores, USA and Brazil to name just a few. We even got to hear John M7RLP activate a new POTA site.

The award 🏆 for the furthest listening station goes to Michael M7ROE. He was on the SDR from Bulgaria.

The end of March has been pencilled in for the next 10m Test Net

73

Ray 2290/M0KXU under supervision

Hi John

No picture of the Donkeys 🐴

Well done on the activation and the contacts you made.

Us listing stations were cheering you on 👍

Looks like a nice little location as set up there. Was that today?

Congrats John for the first to activate GB-5779.  

Hello Everyone

I did an Activation with great success . A couple pics to show setup ETC.

Camp for the Afternoon 


Radio used FT817 5 Watts QRP


My View Awesome 


Just as I was leaving the Trig point and Moon   


Enjoy Best 73's
Hope to catch you on air sometime soon.

Regards John CT4515 M7RLP

Thanks Ray, you have certainly done your homework.
I will go through them after the 10M Test Net.

ps. I tuned to 27.395MHz last night & there was no sign of the dreaded bars.

Take a look a these. . . . . all have interference, but none of them move up or down the band

Hello and good day to you

Here is a bit about the Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net held on the 26/02/2026

The net is held on channel 39 (27.395 MHz) of the FCC/CEPT part of 11m and uses LSB. It net is scheduled to start at 20:30 Hrs 🕣, depending on when the Chair finishes work, and finish from 23:00 Hrs 🕙 local UK time.

My location was a cold Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌲 Forest in the county of East Sussex, were the wind was blustery making it interesting putting the antenna up on a 3m mast.

My set up was an old version of the Anytone AT-6666 using no amp or power mic, powered by a car battery 🔋 and putting a maximum of 40 watts out via a Solarcon A-99 antenna.

Now for my list of check in's and who heard and or worked who.

TC 614 - Tim - Bo Peep - East Sussex 🥇
CT 3669 - Dave - Isle of Wight - Hampshire
GB 23 - Paul - Gatwick - West Sussex
CT 4610 - Andy - Reigate Hill - Surrey
Joker - Steve - Reigate Hill - Surrey - Shotgun with Andy
CT 4696 - Mike - Shenley - Hertfordshire - Welcome to the net 👍
OS 403 - Sylwe - Wimbledon - SW19 London - Mobile 🚗 and welcome to the net 👍
171 - Steve - Ascot - Berkshire - Welcome to the net 👍
RC 002 - Tom - Blackheath - SE3 London - Congratulations on being the Romeo Charlie England Coordinator 🥳
DT 372 - John - Pinner - HA5 London
GE 167 - Murphy - Eastbourne - East Sussex
FB 228 - Martin H - Hellingly - East Sussex
RM 427 - Mark - Dorking - Surrey
LT 727 - Dave - Elstree - Hertfordshire
CT 4515 - John - Ditchling Beacon - East Sussex
163/26 RU 08 - Rod - Brecon Beacon - Wales
XR 41 - Jerry - Hailsham - East Sussex
CT 4428 - Dan - Hatfield - Hertfordshire - Welcome to the net 👍 and using 10 watts
WM 98 - Matt - Heathrow Airport - TW6 London
UK 175 - Wayne - Wadhurst - East Sussex
TK 8 - George - Tonbridge - Kent
Speed Bird - Russell - Reigate Town - Surrey
CT 4013 - Tony - Brighton - East Sussex
LT 01 - Jake - Highgate - N6 London
Delta 31 - Adam - Hastings - East Sussex
633 Spitfire - Ronnie - Biggin Hill - TN16 London
and me
CI 2290 - Ray - Ashdown 🌲 Forest - East Sussex - In the chair 💺

Thank you all who called or checked in and to the listening stations whether it be by radio or an SDR site.
Sorry if you tried and wasn't heard, please give it a go another Thursday night.

Speaking of listening stations. . . . .


Now for the numbers on the night

4 new stations logged
1 Coffee drunk
28 Total in the log
2 countries worked (26 & 163 divisions)
4 London borough/postcodes worked
7 Counties worked

That I think, brings this report to an end

Thank you for reading and if you spot a mistake or worse I left you off the log, let me know and I will correct it.

Best 73 till next time

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper 📝

Whilst trying to listen on last nights net (26th Feb) I had noise bars on the scope at 700Hz spacing.
Just after 10pm the bars slowly moved & I could actually hear a couple of people, it was still noisy though.
About 11pm the noise bars drifted back up & I gave up.
I hope it's not the solar panels that were installed last week, so I will listen on the frequency over the coming nights!